Table 3.
Age‐Standardized Prevalence and Prevalence Ratios of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in African Immigrants and African Americans by Length of US Residence
| African Immigrants | African Americans | African Immigrants With ≥10 y vs African Americans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 y US Residence | ≥10 y US Residence | |||||
| Risk Factors | Prevalence % (SE) | PR (95% CI) | Prevalence % (SE) | PR (95% CI) | Prevalence % (SE) | PR (95% CI)a |
| Hypertension | 19.5 (2.1) | Ref | 22.4 (1.4) | 1.15 (0.88–1.42) | 32.3 (0.3) | 0.69 (0.61–0.78)b |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6.9 (2.3) | Ref | 5.8 (0.9) | 0.84 (0.26–1.42) | 9.5 (0.2) | 0.61 (0.43–0.79)b |
| Overweight/obesity | 60.3 (3.5) | Ref | 60.3 (3.4) | 1.00 (0.84–1.16) | 69.8 (0.4) | 0.87 (0.77–0.96)b |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 2.6 (1.2) | Ref | 4.2 (0.8) | 1.60 (0.07–3.13) | 5.3 (0.2) | 0.81 (0.50–1.11) |
| Physical inactivity | 56.7 (3.0) | Ref | 51.9 (3.9) | 0.91 (0.75–1.08) | 55.3 (0.5) | 0.21 (0.15–0.28)b |
| Current smoking | 4.3 (1.5) | Ref | 4.0 (0.6) | 0.92 (0.22–1.62) | 18. 6 (3.5) | 0.94 (0.80–1.08) |
Results are weighted. PR indicates prevalence ratio; Prev, prevalence; Ref, reference.
a
African Americans are reference group for comparison.
b
Statistically significant.